Manta Point

★★★★★ (2,127)

Karang Makassar, or Manta Point as it’s more famously known, is Komodo National Park’s biggest dive site at approximately 3km long by 400-500m wide. It is a shallow drift dive site with a beautiful coral reef to the south, dunes to the north, and a rubble coral bottom in between, scattered with manta cleaning stations.

Komodo has a known resident manta population of 1200 mantas and you have the opportunity to see them all year round!

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Reef Manta Ray

Reef Manta Ray

888 Sightings
J
44
F
34
M
59
A
79
M
65
J
78
J
85
A
103
S
147
O
103
N
56
D
35

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 25

Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray

196 Sightings
J
8
F
0
M
9
A
17
M
20
J
24
J
18
A
28
S
21
O
19
N
16
D
16
Green Turtle

Green Turtle

166 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
19
M
12
J
29
J
18
A
28
S
19
O
18
N
11
D
6
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

115 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
10
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
0
A
14
S
23
O
31
N
8
D
6
Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

71 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
9
J
0
J
12
A
14
S
0
O
12
N
0
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 80

Stingrays

Stingrays

291 Sightings
J
17
F
13
M
18
A
26
M
20
J
37
J
36
A
31
S
37
O
30
N
14
D
12
Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark

218 Sightings
J
6
F
12
M
16
A
10
M
15
J
24
J
28
A
34
S
24
O
24
N
15
D
10
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

179 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
11
A
8
M
11
J
31
J
24
A
19
S
20
O
24
N
11
D
7

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

150 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
10
J
16
J
11
A
16
S
21
O
16
N
12
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 28

Clownfish

Clownfish

132 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
14
M
9
J
16
J
11
A
18
S
16
O
13
N
9
D
19

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

91 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
7
A
15
M
9
J
18
J
13
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
10
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

87 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
7
A
13
M
9
J
13
J
0
A
11
S
17
O
10
N
7
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

67 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
9
M
9
J
19
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
11
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 130

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

47 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
11
J
0
A
0
S
14
O
13
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 8

Bannerfish

Bannerfish

35 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
12
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 85

Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish

33 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
10
N
0
D
15

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 150

Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts

28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
6
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
10
O
12
N
0
D
0

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